Cropped from an article about Toronto's Barbara Hall Park: Gee, I wonder why. Truly a mystery that sending more cops doesn't solve homelessness 🤔
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Rockstar Toronto designer by day. Also make games and music on my own time. Opinions here are entirely my own. Fix your hearts or die. 🪐 http://www.gabe.fun 📷 http://www.film.gabe.fun 🎸 https://powdermilk.ing
Man if I didn't know better I'd say these C-Suite/PR types are "They Live" style aliens
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 2d agoSony says "reasonable consumers" know they don’t own the digital PlayStation games they buy. It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...
Quickly moving from folks claiming no Gen AI usage in games is acceptable to well... so long as no Gen AI is used in the final game that's okay. Next step is limited Gen AI in the final game is fine to just never talking about Gen AI use again. www.ign.com/articles/the...
The Blood of Dawnwalker Devs Use AI, but There’s No AI Assets in the Final Game, and It’s Used To ‘Avoid’ Pressure on Staff
Rebel Wolves' CEO has explained the developer's stance on AI, saying it has been used in early stages of development of The Blood of Dawnwalker to "avoid" putting pressure on staff.
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I am once again begging my Canadian friends to pay close attention to the going-ons of their home politics. Do not let reactionary politics and corruption do to Canada what it has done to the US.
Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 3d agoTwo leaked audio clips potentially revealing corruption at the highest level of the BC Conservative party are strengthening the political tornado that has engulfed the party amid an exodus of key staffers and MLAs.
Look I like physical discs as much as anyone else, but it's pretty funny to not see a single mention of BluRay disc storage capacity in the Discourse
Omg there rn I can't fucking wait
Peter Hook & The Light@peterhookthelight.bsky.social · last wk.Some great photos from our Cleveland show at the Agora… Tour continues tonight here in Toronto at History - fittingly, on the exact 25th anniversary of ‘Get Ready’ - the album we’re playing on this tour! Next up is 2 sold out Chicago shows this weekend. www.peterhookandthelight.live 📸: Evan Duly
Lots of feelings today. Just so happy we got to show the game on our terms. Seeing people get excited about someone you've poured so much love and effort into is the best fee in the world ❤️
Remember if you’ve ever heard a Republican claim they’re actually ok with immigration but just want all the immigrants to do it legally, they were lying
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last wk.Jesus Christ. All green card interviews worldwide are paused indefinitely
This may be true, but I'll finally have a physical Pitfall so fuck it
Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski@sosowski.bsky.social · last wk.This is the final symptom of the upcoming video game industry crash.
This is fucked. It's real easy to dunk on the US these days but don't forget it can (and is starting to) happen here as well folks.
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · last wk.Sold a Lie: Emails Reveal Government and College Assured International Students they Would be Eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit Despite Rule Changes. Now, students are facing removal orders from Canada after an ICE-like CBSA raid at their protest in Calgary pressprogress.ca/sold-a-lie-e...
"It is disappointing that Canada has invested so much into fighting us. The federal government is spending money on keeping First Nations poor and sick. …These resources would go so much further if Canada worked alongside First Nations. The money could be used to build actual homes" #cdnpoli
Canada won't disclose cost of fighting First Nations in court on water, housing | CBC News
The federal government refuses to disclose how much money Canada has spent fighting First Nations in court over their right to safe drinking water and housing on reserve, which analysts call undue sec...
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Synths, impossible physics, and an "erotic experience with a PS5 controller" - the side projects of game devs are a reminder creativity is undimmable. Our final feature for Optimism Week on Eurogamer (which has gone on for slightly longer than a week but listen). www.eurogamer.net/optimism-wee...
This trade war should jolt us out of our reliance on volatile fossil fuels and accelerate our transition to clean, secure and reliable energy.
God the *second worst thing to ever happen to games was Gamers joining the industry. ONL is all anime or soulslikes
That's because part of the purpose for these data centres is to artificially inflate the demand (and therefore price) of natural gas to inflate company profits on the backs of ordinary Albertans who would be forced to pay more for our utilities. #ABLeg #ABPoli #CDNPoli
Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 2w agoUnder the current proposal, only gas-powered facilities would meet the requirements set out by the province's electricity systems operator.
Jesus. I was high when I read the game's title and thought I was losing my mind for a minute.
Tucker Hazell 🔜 PAX West@tuckerhazell.bsky.social · 2w agoHey guys! Can tomorrow’s Bluesky discourse be about Deepak Chopra’s Leela? Thanks in advance!
10 years in the making — we poured all our love into those pixels. Theropods is out now! store.steampowered.com/app/1091870/...
Obviously I'm biased, but it is very disheartening to see so many industry folks hoping for The Game to fail, cheering on the leakers, and encouraging people to "take the wind off" it.
Can I ask you something, guys? I’m about to start developing The Complete Godot VFX Handbook, covering 2D, 3D, UI, and Particle VFX. However, we need at least 1k wishlists before we can move forward with the project. Anyone interested? 🔗 jettelly.com/store/comple... #indiedev #gamedev #godot
People canceling their subscription in fear of being outed for using your product probably a great sign your company is doing well right?
Bryan Toporek@btoporek.bsky.social · 3w agolmfaoooooo www.businessinsider.com/claude-users...
WINGS really, really wants to fund your neat indie video game The indie investor, which is committed to empowering women and gender-marginalized devs, is introducing new funding pathways for PC projects of all shapes and sizes
WINGS really, really wants to fund your neat indie video game
The investor, which is committed to empowering women and gender-marginalized devs, is introducing new funding pathways for PC projects of all sizes.
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New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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